my faves

The holidays are upon us and perhaps you know someone like me and are wondering what exactly we might like to find under the tree (if you celebrate Christmas), next to the menorah (if you celebrate Hanukah) or by your festivus pole (if you celebrate festivus of course!!!!). So, here I will share some of the best things I have found to play with. I am also including my least favorite toys so you also know exactly what to avoid when doing your shopping.

Let's begin with what you want to look for in a toy: suckability!

Yes, it is true that you can suck on anything. But some things are better than others. I have found that bath toys filled with water both quench thirst AND provide lots of sucking pleasure with sound effects!


This is frog and turtle. You can see that frog is made of a much softer material than turtle thus absorbing water that I can effortlessly suck on. While I love doing this, I also enjoy turtle's licorice chewiness.

Here I am trying to get both in my mouth at the same time!

Next, staying with the sucking theme, here are some leather chew toys (no, they are not just for dogs) I have come to love:

See that yummy little acorn made of leather!! Unfortunately, this toy comes attached to a big gray squirrel but you can just ignore that part.


This toy is from a lovely pair of shoes I outgrew. They have provided hours of sucking fun.

Another favorite of mine is Mr. Ugly Doll...yes, they are the it toy, in most every store around, but those long thin ears are irresistable! Once you try them, you'll know what I'm talking about. And he is very grabbable too.




Continuing on with more toys is the first on my list that is actually made to be sucked on:


This teether is the only one I have actually put in my mouth and chomped on for a sustained amount of time. Why? A. I love the squishy yellow nipple-like thing. and B. Hello, it has a nipple-like thing! There is no need for any other reasons!

The last thing on my fave list this year is electronics! Who can resist the latest gadget, right? Whenever I can get my hands on one of these things, I have fun tasting it and making it light up. So I imagine others of my stature and demeanor might also enjoy getting one of these this holiday season.

My Least Faves

Here are just a few items that have not been a hit with me. Usually if my mom thinks it is really cute and likes it, I don't!

This book is ok. My mom loves the cute pastelly colors, and that it is all fabric so I can touch it and it won't tear. But that is exactly the problem! No ripping, no paper to suck on, BORRRING!


And this little fox is ok, he just hasn't been the hit my mother had hoped for. See, my nickname is Zorrito which means little fox in Spanish. Thus, you can see why this toy was purchased. I'm just not into carrying around a little toy with the same name as me. I can just picture it now, "Hey look, it's Zorrito with his little zorrito!" DORRRKEY! Does Daisy carry around daisies or Jasmine carry around jasmine with her?? NO!

Ok, to end on a pleasant, happy holidays note, I will leave you with this smiling photo of moi.

I am off to Colorado for the holidays.

See you in the new year!

the little drummer boy

In the spirit of the holidays, I am working on a little tune. It's not perfect yet but I better share it before the holidays are over. Enjoy!
And stay tuned for my own "Favorite Things" list (Oprah, watch out!)

weekend at abuelita's

This weekend I finally got a little time away from the 'rents. They brought me over to my abuela's house so they could go to a holiday party and we all got to have our fun; them eating, drinking and dancing at the Space Needle, and me, doing the same at grandma's in Snoqualmie.

jumping with tia Moni y abuela

yoga with abuela

getting a dose of vitamin D

I thought this was a one-night affair but instead it turned out to be the whole weekend because we got snowed in!! My parents came to get me on Saturday and in the afternoon it started snowing and it didn't stop until the next morning.






Don't worry, I survived. We all did! We stayed warm and well taken care of thanks to my abuela. And I got to go out in the snow for the first time and play with my own giant snow ball (in the semi-nude)!

































What a weekend! It did all have to come to an end though. Dad got out there with a shovel and slowly we made our way back to Seattle.

Thank you tia Moni and abuelita for taking wonderful care of me and getting my parents out of my hair for an evening!